Humberto Padrón
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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Padrón graduated from ISA (Superior Institute of Arts) in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
. He has since directed several awards winning documentary shorts including "Y Todavia el Sueño" (1999) and "Los Zapaticos me Aprietan
Los Zapaticos me Aprietan
Los Zapaticos me Aprietan is an award winning Cuban short film that uses documentary footage of people's shoes to convey a political message. The film was directed by Humberto Padrón-Awards:*Mention for Sound Design, Festival CinePlaza, 1999...
" (2000). In 2001 he directed his first fictional piece, a 47 minute independent featurette called "Video de Familia
Video de Familia
Video de Familia is an independent Cuban film made in 2001. It tells the story of a broken Cuban family with a homosexual son which has emigrated to the US. The film is composed of 5 shots of 10 minutes each, in the form of Video Letters...
" (2001) which tells the story of a broken family that decides to send a video letter to a homosexual son who left for the US. The film's sincere approach to a taboo subject in Cuba, earned rave reviews from Cuban critics audiences alike. His first feature, also shot independently, was "Frutas en el Café
Frutas en el Café
Frutas en el Café is a film directed by Humberto Padrón. The film won several awards in Cuban Film Festivals.Frutas en el Café tells the story of several characters: Faría, an audacious prostitute who has less than 24 hours to settle a debt or endanger her livelihood. Avelino is an honest and...
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